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Robert Hutchings and David Tinker playing shuffleboard en route to Canada, 1953. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (DI2013.1143.2). Robert Hutchings in Southampton with the Tinker Brothers, c. 1950. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 …
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… family with great sorrow at an early age. The crossing was rough some days and I remember being seasick. I believe we made a record crossing … I had to stay in Halifax overnight in order to catch a flight the next day to Toronto. Flying was limited in those days. I remember going to … booked to capacity due to the fact another ship had docked the same day. A very nice young man, who was an employee at the desk arranged …
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… and his oldest sister Restituta, whom he had never met before that day in May of 1953. His intention was to work in Canada and earn enough money to one day head back to Italy. But, he soon realised that the opportunities in …
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… in 1994: ‘I am very honoured to speak to you on this Remembrance Day because, you see, I do remember… In September, when you were … in case the enemy got hold of his letters. He didn’t phone. In those days, no one phoned from England. The Invasion of Normandy took place … was eleven. My father was thirty-one years old. On this Remembrance Day think of all those brave men and women who fought so we could be …
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… contact the Museum’s Collection Manager collections@pier21.ca or Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road Halifax, … The Museum will respond to all correspondence within one business day. If we are not able to determine, within one business day, that we are permitted to use the work(s) in question, we will …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: England Ship Name: Ile De France Date of Arrival: 1945 My mother and I were born in Bradford, Manchester, England. My mother was an identical twin and the youngest of thirteen children. My mother and her … Force and they both met on a base in England. My mother was a War Bride. We immigrated to Canada in the fall of 1945. We crossed the …
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… gymnasium, and movies. So one was kept quite busy was well as the all day brunch. Every day my mother would take the dog out to exercise on a special deck for …
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Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier pictured. Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier, on their wedding day Wilfred and friends during his years of service Wilfred and friends during his years of …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
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… Just the other day, to my surprise, I learned that I have been wearing a treasure … never told me that”, I replied. “I would have never thought that one day, my Canadian daughter would be coming over to my house to help me …